T.J. Bickerstaff had 18 points, seven rebounds and four steals as No. 20 James Madison used its depth and defense to dominate Coppin State 87-48 Tuesday night in Harrisonburg, Va.
Terrence Edwards Jr. emerged from a slump to score 16 points while Julien Wooden added 13 points, six rebounds and four steals as James Madison (11-0) extended its best start in program history and remained one of four unbeaten teams in Division I.
The Dukes, who entered as the top scoring team in Division I at 93.5 points per game, shot 50 percent from the floor and generated lots of offense from their defense, outscoring the Eagles 34-12 on points off turnovers.
Justin Winston had 13 points and eight rebounds for Coppin State (1-12), which lost its fifth in a row.
The Eagles, who entered at No. 360 in Division I at 55.8 points per game, made 34.7 percent of their shots from the floor and 1 of 13 (7.7 percent) from beyond the arc.
Coppin State committed 30 turnovers, with Michael Green III leading the Dukes' defense with six steals. James Madison totaled 22 steals as a team.
Coppin State, which upset James Madison last year 107-100 in double overtime, kept it close for the first six minutes on Tuesday.
It was tied at 14-all before the Dukes went on an 11-0 run that Green fueled with a 3-pointer and two steals that produced fastbreak baskets, one a breakaway slam by Raekwon Horton.
Later in the half, Wooden highlighted a seven-point run with a layup and followed with a steal and a pair of free throws. The mini-spree put the Dukes in front 34-19 with 5:02 before halftime.
Edwards, the Dukes' top scorer who failed to tally in a win Saturday at Hampton, suddenly heated up and notched 11 points over the final 3:11 of the first half. His two free throws at the close of the period gave James Madison a 49-26 advantage.
In the second half, the Dukes stretched their lead to 40 points as Jerrell Roberson scored on a dunk and then a layup to make it 84-44 with 3:42 left.
Noah Freidel scored 10 points for the Dukes, who outscored the Eagles in the paint 50-26. In all, 10 players scored for James Madison.
--Field Level Media
Coppin St. | James Madison | |
Justin Winston 13 | Scoring | T.J. Bickerstaff 18 |
Aa'Reyon Munir-Jones 2 | Assists | Michael Green III 4 |
Justin Winston 8 | Rebounds | T.J. Bickerstaff 7 |
Justin Winston 7 | Free Throws Made | Terrence Edwards 7 |
Camaren Sparrow 4 | Steals | Michael Green III 6 |
Justin Winston 2 | Blocks | Jaylen Carey 2 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Coppin St. | 48 | 34.7 | 1-13 | 13-19 | 6 | 29 | 3 | 12 | 30 |
James Madison | 87 | 50.0 | 6-24 | 19-23 | 18 | 32 | 3 | 22 | 16 |